Dormouse, you describe several problems here - http://www.donationc...x.php?topic=2434.525ok i'm ready to write some instructions.Problem 1 - main menu -> Index -> New index parameters - here you can config ALL parameters which you demandafter that - press Start to create indexProblem 2 - i should describe this - StopKa has a search project abstraction - search project includes (main menu -> Project -> Settings)a) indexes (index files with *.idx extension) - Indexes tab - for index search;b) folders and files - Folders tab - for direct search;c) Classes tab for files classification - for example automatic language definition - i'll describe this latter;so for direct search you should specify at least one folder (in folder tab or directly into toolbar[search project] combobox) when you create index - it automatically added into search project - check this;[Standard] toolbar Find combobox - type your search phrase here and press Enter - and then press Find - may be this is not a best start for search but direct search could be a long time operation - so i can't start search if you press enter.[Standard] toolbar, [Search & Document] panels are for relevance search;[File filter] panel is for direct file search;Problem 3 - the same question as for muntealb and Darwin - tell me please which version do you use?

I can't stress this enough: the initial setup routine MUST be made more clear. For example: on trying to setup a new index it is not clear from the dialogues whether one is being asked to define the location of the index that will be created or folders to be indexed! After trial and error I realised that it is the latter...

i'll create installer for the program - i was hurry up to announce it. And i'll make some GUI changes - to simplify it.but, please, is a new index dialog too complex to find where to setup folders for indexing & place where index file should be created?

I have used the latest version available from the site on the day I have posted the message. However, I have redownloaded it today and it seems more stable. But when it indexes the disks it consumes too much processor (60-70% of a Core2Duo E8200) and RAM (500 MB from a total of 2GB).

On a different note, you must provide a help file with the program or on the site. Without it the less advanced users will have no idea how to use your software.

Actually it is worse than the previous version, from my point of view. It crashes at start, so it is unusable. I have Vista SP1 32-bit. It needs a log file that would record the crashes and the possible cause.

Later Edit: It works now, after installing the Visual C++ 2008 SP1. I think StopKa should check for that and if it is not installed to prompt the user to download and install this MS package. Otherwise those that will download the setup file from any other place than the StopKa website will not know why the software does not work. And in the Readme file it should be mentioned that Visual C++ 2008 SP1 is a requirement for StopKa.

Thank you! Thank you for screenshot - it is very useful! I have one proposition why it happens - please for vista use a different catalog - not the "Program Files"I hear Vista has some restrictions here.

I have a StopKa.msi - installation program for StopKa - but I decided use a zip file for public version currently.Installation program for StopKa - should not produce such problem for Vista and it work correct. But I still not ready to announce it.

The problem was not the folder, but the absence of Visual C++ 2008 SP1 runtime on my system. Once I have installed VC++, StopKa started normally. A "Readme" file with the system requirements could be included in the zip package of the portable installation.

It now indexes my files. CPU and memory consumption are a little better (<50% CPU and <400 MB RAM) compared to the previous version.

do you know it is possible to use StopKa without indexing? It is possible use direct search - to locate files, folders, or even NTFS streams. Also it is possible use direct search - to search in the files.Indexing is not obligatory.

Buffer Overrun error... It is seems that you try to index some curious files. pdf or djvu or docs - isn't it?I should find workaround for it... log file is really necessary to improve utility. Could you please post more information here?